# 2017 Perak FA season

The 2017 season was Perak The Bos Gaurus Football Club's 14th consecutive season in Malaysia Super League. The team is competing in Malaysia Super League, the Malaysia FA Cup, and the Malaysia Cup.
The season is Mehmet Duraković's first in charge of the club.

## Squad information
### First-team squad

    As of 28 October 2017
    Appearances contain league matches only
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window, while players name in italic indicates the player is de-registered or loaned out during the mid-season transfer window.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Games | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Muhamad Syazani Mat Puat | GK | 2016 | (1994-05-20) 20 May 1994 (age 30) | Perak youth | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Khairul Amri Salehuddin | GK | 2017 | (1989-12-22) 22 December 1989 (age 35) | Penang | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Hafizul Hakim | GK | 2016 | (1993-03-30) 30 March 1993 (age 31) | Melaka United | 22 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Muhd Arif Ismail | CB, LB | 2015 | (1986-03-07) 7 March 1986 (age 39) | Sime Darby | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Shahrul Saad | CB, DM, RB | 2016 | (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 31) | Felda United | 20 | 2 |
| 5 | Shahrom Kalam (captain) | CB, RB, LB | 2017 | (1985-09-15) 15 September 1985 (age 39) | Selangor | 17 | 0 |
| 6 | K. Shatiya | CB | 2017 | (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990 (age 35) | DRB-Hicom | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Mohd Idris Ahmad | CB, LB | 2017 | (1990-05-05) 5 May 1990 (age 34) | Felda United | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Ibrahim Aziz | RB, CB | 2017 | (1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 32) | DRB-Hicom | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Nazirul Naim Che Hashim | LB, LM | 2016 | (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 31) | Harimau Muda | 20 | 0 |
| 23 | Amirul Azhan Aznan | RB, RWB | 2016 | (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 (age 31) | Perak youth | 19 | 0 |
| 26 | Thiago Junior | CB | 2015 | (1984-04-03) 3 April 1984 (age 40) | Đồng Nai | 22 | 2 |
| — | Muhd Raffi Nagoorgani | LB, CB | 2016 | (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 (age 33) | Perak youth | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 4 | Nasir Basharudin (vice-captain) | CM, DM | 2010 | (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34) | Perak youth | 20 | 2 |
| 7 | Ahmad Khairil Anuar | CM, LM | 2015 | (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 30) | Perak youth | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | D. Kenny Pallraj | DM, CM, DC, DR, DL | 2016 | (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 31) | Harimau Muda | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | Wan Ahmad Syukri Wan Ahmad | DM, CM | 2017 | (1991-11-10) 10 November 1991 (age 33) | MIFA | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jasazrin Jamaluddin | CM, DM | 2017 | (1986-04-03) 3 April 1986 (age 38) | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Nazrin Nawi | LW, AM | 2017 | (1988-02-07) 7 February 1988 (age 37) | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 15 | 2 |
| 25 | Leandro Dos Santos | RW, AM, ST | 2017 | (1986-10-29) 29 October 1986 (age 38) | Luverdense | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Mohd Hafiz Kamal | CM, AM | 2017 | (1987-07-09) 9 July 1987 (age 37) | Selangor | 15 | 4 |
| — | Faton Toski | AM, CM | 2017 | (1987-02-17) 17 February 1987 (age 38) | KF Laçi | 10 | 1 |
| — | Norhakim Isa | CM | 2014 | (1993-01-24) 24 January 1993 (age 32) | Perak youth | 0 | 0 |
| — | Mohamad Hafiz Ramdan | LM, LW | 2015 | (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 31) | Perak youth | 0 | 0 |
| — | Muhammad Ridzuan Azly Hussham | RM, RW | 2014 | (1992-11-13) 13 November 1992 (age 32) | Perak youth | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 8 | Zaquan Adha | ST | 2017 | (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 37) | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 21 | 2 |
| 11 | Yashir Pinto | ST, RW, LW | 2017 | (1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 34) | Melaka United | 19 | 5 |
| 14 | Abdul Hadi Yahya | ST | 2017 | (1985-03-06) 6 March 1985 (age 40) | Selangor | 14 | 2 |
| 30 | Mohd Nizad Ayub | ST, AM | 2017 | (1988-08-30) 30 August 1988 (age 36) | Ministry of Finance | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho | ST | 2017 | (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 (age 36) | Boa Esporte | 7 | 2 |
| — | Vladislav Mirchev | ST | 2017 | (1987-01-23) 23 January 1987 (age 38) | OFC Nesebar | 12 | 4 |

### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| First-team manager | Jamal Mohd Aris (former) |
| First-team manager | Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian (current) |
| Head coach | Karl-Heinz Weigang (until 22 February 2017) |
| Head coach | Mehmet Durakovic (starting 22 February 2017) |
| Assistant coach | Chong Yee Fatt |
| Coach | Mohd Syahman Zainuddin |
| Goalkeeping coach | Mohd Azlen Ahmad Jabri |
| Fitness coach | Sam Pakiaraj a/l Victor Davaraj |
| Head physio | R. Seerla |
| Physiotherapist | Mohd Nor Adam Mohd Azam |
| Sport Masseur | Lokman Adil Ihsan |
| Team Assistant | Ahmad Helmi Ahmad Jamal |
| Under-21 Head Coach | Sayuddin Mohd Isa |
| Under-19 Head Coach | Mohd Shahril Nizam Khalil |

## Management team
### Club personnel

Under new management, the Presidency was taken over by the Secretary General State of Perak, Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri Abdul Puhat Mat Nayan on 4 October 2015.
| Position | Name |
| President | YB Dato' Seri Abdul Puhat Mat Nayan |
| Deputy President | Dato' Shahrul Zaman Yahya |
| Vice-Presidents | Datuk Rasidi Ibrahim |
| Vice-Presidents | Datuk Muhammad Yadzan Mohammad |
| Vice-Presidents | Datuk G. Irudianathan |
| Treasurer | Khairul Azwan Dato' Harun |
| Executive Committee Members | Reduan Amir Hamzah |
| Executive Committee Members | Mahhadee Ramlee |
| Executive Committee Members | Mohd Rizairi Jamaludin |
| Executive Committee Members | Zainal Anuar Abdul Rashid |
| Executive Committee Members | Mohd Jamil Zakaria |
| Executive Committee Members | Abdul Jamil Othman |
| Executive Committee Members | Johari Baharom |
| Executive Committee Members | Jurij Jamaludin |
| Executive Committee Members | Najib Mokhtar |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Friendlies
## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Super League | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 040.91 | — | Finished | 5th | 21 January 2017 | 28 October 2017 |
| Malaysia FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 | Round of 32 | — | Round of 16 | 15 February 2017 | 11 March 2017 |
| Malaysia Cup | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 060.00 | Group stage | — | Semi-finals | 4 July 2017 | 22 October 2017 |
| Total | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 047.06 |
Updated to match played 28 October 2017 Source: Super League fixtures and results

### Malaysia Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Felda United (R) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 39 | Relegation to Premier League |
| 4 | Kedah | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 35 | |
| 5 | Perak | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 34 | |
| 6 | Selangor | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 33 | |
| 7 | PKNS | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 25 | |
* ↑ Felda United were relegated because they failed to renew their licence
* ↑ Kedah as 2017 Malaysia FA Cup winners not eligible for AFC competition spots as they failed granted AFC club license.

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

##### Second round
### Malaysia FA Cup
#### Knockout stage

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Piala Malaysia
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Perak | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | FELDA United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 5 | |
| 4 | PKNS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

#### Knockout stage
## Statistics
### Appearances

| No. | Pos. | Name | Super League | Super League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Syazani Puat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Muhd Arif Ismail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Shahrul Saad | 13 (7) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 (3) | 2 | 21 (10) | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Nasir Basharudin | 18 (2) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 9 (1) | 0 | 27 (4) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Shahrom Kalam | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | K. Shatiya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ahmad Khairil Anuar | 3 (4) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 7 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Zaquan Adha | 15 (6) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 (4) | 0 | 22 (10) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Yashir Pinto | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | D. Kenny Pallraj | 4 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (4) | 1 | 8 (11) | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Wan Syukri Ahmad | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Abdul Hadi Yahya | 5 (9) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 | 6 (13) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Idris Ahmad | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Ibrahim Aziz | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Khairul Amri Salehuddin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Jasazrin Jamaluddin | 4 (3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 7 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Nazrin Nawi | 11 (4) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 (5) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Nazirul Naim Che Hashim | 19 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 29 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Hafizul Hakim | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Amirul Azhan Aznan | 17 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 (1) | 0 | 27 (3) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Leandro | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (1) | 1 | 12 (2) | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Thiago Junior | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Hafiz Kamal | 14 (1) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 (1) | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Nizad Ayub | 2 (3) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (3) | 1 | 3 (7) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | FW | Gilmar | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Players who left the club in June/July transfer window or on loan |||||||||||||
| 9 | MF | Faton Toski | 9 (1) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Norhakim Isa | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Vladislav Mirchev | 9 (3) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Hafiz Ramdan | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Ridzuan Azly | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Raffi Nagoorgani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 28 October 2017. Source: Soccerway

### Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Player | Pos | No. | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total |
| 1 | Gilmar | FW | 51 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Yashir Pinto | FW | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Vladislav Mirchev | FW | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Shahrul Saad | DF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Nazrin Nawi | MF | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Hafiz Kamal | MF | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Faton Toski | MF | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Thiago Junior | DF | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Zaquan Adha | FW | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | D. Kenny Pallraj | MF | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Abdul Hadi Yahya | FW | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Nizad Ayub | FW | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Nasir Basharudin | MF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Leandro | MF | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 3 | 19 | 52 |
Last updated: 28 October 2017. Source: Soccerway

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | Super League | FA Cup | Malaysia Cup | Total |
| 1 | 22 | Hafizul Hakim | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
Last updated: 28 October 2017. Source: Soccerway

### Summary

| Games played | 34 (22 Super League) (2 FA Cup) (10 Malaysia Cup) |
| Games won | 16 (9 Super League) (1 FA Cup) (6 Malaysia Cup) |
| Games drawn | 9 (7 Super League) (2 Malaysia Cup) |
| Games lost | 9 (6 Super League) (1 FA Cup) (2 Malaysia Cup) |
| Goals scored | 52 (30 Super League) (3 FA Cup) (19 Malaysia Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 43 (31 Super League) (2 FA Cup) (10 Malaysia Cup) |
| Goal difference | +9 (−1 Super League) (+1 FA Cup) (+9 Malaysia Cup) |
| Clean sheets | 12 (7 Super League) (1 FA Cup) (4 Malaysia Cup) |
| Yellow cards | 66 (42 Super League) (3 FA Cup) (21 Malaysia Cup) |
| Red cards | Nil |
| Most appearances | Thiago Junior (33 appearances) |
| Top scorer | Gilmar (10 goals) |
| Winning Percentage | Overall: 16/34 (47.06%) |
Last updated: 28 October 2017. Source: Soccerway

### Home attendance

All matches, except MSL Matchday 17 (Shah Alam Stadium) played at Perak Stadium.
| Date | Attendance | Opposition | Score | Competition |
| 21 January 2017 | 19,720 | Pahang | 1–1 | Super League matchday 1 |
| 4 February 2017 | 0 | Melaka United | 3–2 | Super League matchday 3 |
| 15 February 2017 | 0 | PBMS | 3–0 | FA Cup round of 32 |
| 18 February 2017 | 22,382 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2–1 | Super League matchday 5 |
| 1 March 2017 | 5,570 | Kelantan | 2–4 | Super League matchday 7 |
| 11 March 2017 | 24,935 | Kedah | 0–2 | FA Cup round of 16 |
| 8 April 2017 | 1,961 | T-Team | 2–2 | Super League matchday 9 |
| 26 April 2017 | 3,753 | Kedah | 1–1 | Super League matchday 11 |
| 24 May 2017 | 1,350 | Sarawak | 0–0 | Super League matchday 13 |
| 4 July 2017 | 5,200 | PKNS | 2–0 | Malaysia Cup matchday 1 |
| 11 July 2017 | 7,090 | Selangor | 0–1 | Super League matchday 15 |
| 22 July 2017 | 2,678 | Felda United | 1–0 | Super League matchday 17 |
| 1 August 2017 | 3,525 | Kuala Lumpur | 2–0 | Malaysia Cup matchday 5 |
| 5 August 2017 | 5,310 | PKNS | 2–0 | Super League matchday 19 |
| 9 September 2017 | 3,720 | Felda United | 2–1 | Malaysia Cup matchday 6 |
| 24 September 2017 | 9,015 | Pahang | 4–0 | Malaysia Cup Quarter-finals |
| 27 September 2017 | 1,412 | Penang | 1–0 | Super League matchday 21 |
| 15 October 2017 | 28,000 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 1–1 | Malaysia Cup Semi-finals |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From |
| November 2016 | GK | Khairul Amri Salehuddin | Penang |
| December 2016 | MF | Nazrin Nawi | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| December 2016 | MF | Jasazrin Jamaluddin | Johor Darul Ta'zim |
| December 2016 | DF | Idris Ahmad | Felda United |
| December 2016 | DF | Ibrahim Aziz | DRB-Hicom |
| December 2016 | ST | Mohd Nizad Ayub | MOF |
| December 2016 | MF | Wan Ahmad Syukri | MIFA |
| December 2016 | DF | K. Shathiya | DRB-Hicom |
| December 2016 | ST | Yashir Pinto | Melaka United |
| December 2016 | ST | Vladislav Mirchev | OFC Nesebar |
| December 2016 | MF | Mohd Hafiz Kamal | Selangor |
| December 2016 | DF | Shahrom Kalam | Selangor |
| December 2016 | ST | Zaquan Adha | Johor Darul Ta'zim II |
| December 2016 | ST | Abdul Hadi Yahya | Selangor |
| January 2017 | MF | Faton Toski | KF Laçi |
| June 2017 | ST | Gilmar Jose da Silva Filho | Boa Esporte Clube |
| June 2017 | MF | Leandro Dos Santos | Luverdense Esporte Clube |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To |
| November 2016 | GK | Mohd Zamir Selamat | PKNS |
| November 2016 | DF | Hisyamudin Sha'ari | Kuala Lumpur |
| November 2016 | DF | Tuah Iskandar Jamaluddin | PJ Rangers |
| November 2016 | MF | Nurridzuan Abu Hassan | Pahang |
| November 2016 | MF | Fazrul Hazli Kadri | Felda United |
| November 2016 | DF | Mohd Syazwan Mohd Roslan | Perlis |
| November 2016 | DF | Muhd Syahmil Khairi | Unattached |
| November 2016 | DF | Irfan Abdul Ghani | Unattached |
| November 2016 | MF | Oybek Kilichev | Navbahor Namangan |
| November 2016 | FW | Xhevahir Sukaj | FK Partizani Tirana |
| November 2016 | FW | Elias Fernandes de Oliveira | São Caetano |
| May 2017 | ST | Vladislav Mirchev | Unattached |
| May 2017 | MF | Faton Toski | Unattached |
| May 2017 | MF | Norhakim Isa | Melaka United |

#### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to |
| November 2016 | MF | Ahmad Sukri Abdul Hamid | PKNP |
| November 2016 | MF | Mohd Fikri Sudin | PKNP |
| November 2016 | MF | Azrul Nizam Muhammad | PKNP |
| May 2017 | MF | Ridzuan Azly Hussham | UiTM |
| May 2017 | MF | Mohamad Hafiz Ramdan | PKNP |
| May 2017 | DF | Muhd Raffi Nagoorgani | PKNP |